Florence Edith (Root) Jones

April 21, 2013

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Posted Apr. 23, 2013 at 12:01 AM

Posted Apr. 23, 2013 at 12:01 AM

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Florence Edith (Root) Jones, 83, of Hamilton Township, died Sunday evening, April 21, 2013, at VNA Hospice House in East Stroudsburg. She was the wife of Charles C. Jones, with whom she shared 62 years of marriage.

Born on Nov. 10, 1929, in Syracuse, N.Y., she was a daughter of the late Harry and Elizabeth Root.

Florence graduated from North Syracuse High School and the Syracuse General Hospital School of Nursing. Her various areas of nursing included pediatric care at Syracuse General Hospital; psychiatric care at St. Lawrence State Hospital; and general duty care at Good Samaritan Hospital in Watertown, N.Y., A. Barton Hepburn Hospital in Ogdensburg, N.Y., and Pocono Medical Center in East Stroudsburg. She also worked with the Visiting Nurse Association of Monroe County, from which she retired after 20 years of service.

In addition to her husband, she is survived by four children: Debby Fox and her husband, Robert, of Snydersville; Randy Jones and his wife, Donna, of Tupper Lake, N.Y.; Rick Jones and his wife, Deb, of Elizabethtown; and Becky Haney and her husband, Charles, of Danville; 12 grandchildren: Jedidiah and Zachary Jones, Stephanie Kless and her husband, Dave; Matthew Heller and his wife; Kelly; Michael Fox; Charles, Sarah, Emily, Leah and Anna Haney; and Ellie and Ethan Jones; and three great-grandchildren: Robert Heller, Keeley Heller and Trennen Kless.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Irene Root.

Vistitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday, April 25, at Stroudsburg United Methodist Church, 547 Main St., Stroudsburg. The funeral service will begin at 11 a.m. Thursday at the church, with the Rev. Robert Shank officiating. Private burial will take place at Prospect Cemetery, East Stroudsburg.

The family wishes to express their deepest appreciation and sincere thanks for all the countless acts of kindness shown to them.

In lieu of flowers, memorial remembrances may be made VNA Hospice House at University Ridge, c/o VNA Hospice of Monroe County, 502 VNA Road, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301.